Resume Skills and Keywords for Company Secretary (CS)

A Company Secretary is in charge of the company's effective administration, notably in terms of ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and ensuring that the board of directors' decisions are carried out. They serve as a business advisor to the company's board of directors, advising them on matters such as corporate governance, strategic management, project planning, capital markets, and securities laws. The Company Secretary serves as the company's in-house legal expert and compliance officer.

Skills required for a  Company Secretary  role:

  • Statutory, Regulatory and Legal Compliance 
  • Reporting
  • Filing
  • Project Management
  • Policy & procedure Development
  • Contracts Preparation
  • Recording Minutes of Meeting
  • Administrative Assistance 
  • Corporate Governance
  • Scheduling and Planning 
  • Communication

What recruiters look for in a Company Secretary resume: 

  • Experience in maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors, and secretaries.
  • Ensure policies, regulatory, or statutory changes that might affect the organization are up to date and approved by the committee.
  • Ability to facilitate good communication between the board, committees, senior management and non-executive directors, and shareholders

What can make your Company Secretary resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience and background in corporate governance 

  • A Company Secretary with strong knowledge of company laws and legislation. Compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements and able to assist with ensuring smooth administration of company even in turbulent conditions. Seeking a position that requires strong administrative support and computer operational skills. 

Targeted job description 

  • Provide legal, financial and/or strategic advice during and outside of meetings
  • Handle correspondence, collate information, write reports and communicate decisions to relevant company stakeholders.
  • Liaise with external regulators and advisers such as lawyers and auditors.
  • Keep up to date with any regulatory or statutory changes and policies that might affect the organization 

Related academic background 

  • Company Secretary | The Institute of Company Secretaries of India | Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 
  • Bachelors of Commerce | College for Open Learning, New Delhi |2017 
  • Higher Secondary | Dayavati Academy, Meerut |2015 

Sample Resume of Company Secretary (CS) in Text Format

DHARVI BISHT 

Company Secretary 

8561100800 | dharvi_bisht4@gmail.com | A-67, Indira Colony, New Delhi 

A Company Secretary with strong knowledge of company laws and legislation. Compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements and able to assist with ensuring smooth administration of company even in turbulent conditions. Seeking a position that requires strong administrative support and computer operational skills. 

EDUCATION 

  • Company Secretary | The Institute of Company Secretaries of India | Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 
  • Bachelors of Commerce | College for Open Learning, New Delhi |2017 
  • Higher Secondary | Dayavati Academy, Meerut |2015 

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 

Certifications 

  • Certificate course on Intellectual Property Rights from IP Law Institute. 

EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIP 

Article Assistant

Finesse Professional Pvt Ltd, New Delhi | Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 

  • Monitored changes in the business legislative and regulatory environment. 
  • Ensure compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standards to prepare & circulated drafts and Minutes of General and Board Meetings, Agendas & Notes. 
  • Followed up on actions from various management meetings. 
  • Prepare Annual Report, Annual Returns, XBRL lings and other related documents. 

Intern

OP Consultants, New Delhi | Feb 2017 – Dec 2017 

  • Maintained secretarial records of the company and led returns with MCA. 
  • Coordinated with banks for various transfer-related issues. 
  • Assisted in tax audited and led returns of tax deducted at source. 
  • Worked on legal research and client advisory. 


PROJECTS 

Review of recent SEBI regulations 

  • Assisted members of ICSI to write a project report by carefully studying all the previous and recent SEBI regulations. 
  • Researched how the people and the economy will be affected by these changes. 

SKILLS ( TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONAL ) 

  • Statutory, Regulatory and Legal Compliance 
  • Reporting and Filing 
  • Administrative Assistance 
  • Corporate Governance
  • Scheduling and Planning 
  • Communication 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR 

Volunteering 

  • Active member of Helpage India. 
  • Volunteered for awareness program on International Women Day, 2017. 

Interests 

  • SEBI Act 
  • Foreign Exchange Management Act 
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) 
  • Foreign Collaborations and joint ventures 

Publications 

  • "Review of SEBI regulations", ICSI Module 6, 2018 

Languages 

  • English 
  • Hindi